Five Minute Friday: Last

Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt.  The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing.



The last time I thought of you was just a few moments ago. Wishing it didn't have to be this way.

The last time I saw you we both sat in the most uncomfortable plastic chairs on the opposite side of the glass window and talked into the handsets that keep shorting out every time one of us would move wrong.  We may be in different states and hours apart, but our hearts will always keep us close.

When I start thinking about all the lasts it always makes me remember all the firsts. 

The first time you rode in the car with me after I had started driving. 
The first time I dyed your hair.
The first time we went to the mall together. 
The first time we went to the beach (that I can remember) and got mom's van stuck! 
The first time we surprised mom at her office when she worked at the amusement park. 

This list could go on and on!

It has been a while since the last time, but here is hoping to the next time will be soon! 

I have a Dream... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Take a few minutes out of your day to enjoy this song. It is well worth it!

 

Smashing Sunday 8.25.13

I am hoping to be able to work on my smash book a little each week, so when Sunday rolls around I will be able to share my layout with y'all. I shared with everyone last week my cover and how I plan to tie my blog and book together. You can read about that here. Here are two spreads that I finished this week. I have a few more pages started, but they aren't finished yet. 

This is the first page of my book to remind myself so focus on the little things

 in life because they are what make my life mine. 

 This spread is about my trip I took in July. I had planned to take a vacation to pick up my Marmy in Tennessee then head north to visit my grandparents and my sister and family. I ended up heading out early because my grandma was in the hospital and not doing very well. Thankfully, nanny stayed in the hospital for a few days and was able to head home. 

I feel that these are really plain, but I am new to smashing and I am sure as I get going I will be able to go back and add a few things. Since, this was a more of a serious story I didn't want to go other board. 

What do you like to smash about?

Just SMASH it!!!

Once again I am late to the game!

This is a *fad* I may just stick with!

I LOVE taking photos and have thousands of them on my computer. I love to save little mementos to remember different events. I have always wanted to make a scrapbook, but that is an expensive hobby to pick up!

Which brings me to SMASHING! I have been browsing different ideas for scrapbooks on Pinterest and I came across the idea of a SMASH book, also know as a "trash the journal."

There are a few different companies that make the journals you start with or you can make your own. I like to venture to the cheaper route for crafting. I had purchased a sketch notebook a while back and I haven't used it as much as I had intended.

Thus, my SMASH book was born!

I was trying to get a "before" picture of this, but as you can see I had already 

started the attack with the Sharpie :) 

Finished Cover

Check back to see my first few pages!  

Five Minute Friday: Small

Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt.  The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing.

I wake up every morning and drag myself out of bed. What can I say I am FAR from being a morning person. 

I get myself ready for work and hit the road for the 27 miles commute. Once I hit my office my purse gets laid in my chair and my cell phone lands on the edge of my desk. I reach for my coffee cup and head for the kitchen. I am normally the first coffee drinker in the office, so its my task to make coffee. 

This is my daily routine. 

I am thankful that I have the opportunity to wake up each morning. 

I am thankful for a car to drive to get to work. 

I am thankful to have a job. 

I am thankful to have such amazing co-workers. 

I am thankful for coffee. 

My list could go on. My motto for life is: "It's all about the journey not the destination."  

I could only imagine what my days would be like if I didn't have all these small things to make up my routine. 

It is the small things in life that really matter.  Focus on the small things. Focus on the journey not the destination. 

26 Reasons Why I Love You!!

I wanted to have a special post for a very special person in my life. Today, my lovely husband celebrates his 26th Birthday! I am sure I could go on and on for a while, but here are 26 reasons I love you Randy!

1. You bought me tickets to the Pink concert and won't complain to bad to attend the concert with me
2. You always listens to me when I need to vent and comfort me after I am finished 
3. You are always there when I need you 
4. You hold me in your arms as we watch our favorite shows 
5. We spend time apart doing our own things, so we can enjoy the time we have together even more
6. We have no secrets 
7. You always encourage me to be myself 
8. You never let me back down from standing up for myself 
9. I love how caring you are when it comes to our fur-babies - though it makes me wonder if you love them more :) 
10. You deal with my super hot steamy showers 
11. You always light candles, incense and start music before every shower
12. You answer "no" when I ask you to do something, but you always go to it anyway 
13. You can turn my frown upside down by knowing exactly what to say
14. You don't think my obsession with pandas is crazy
15. No matter how into your video games you are you still find time to spend with me every night 
16. You let me steal all the blankets at night because you like to be cold when you are sleeping :)
17. We never go to bed angry 
18. You hold my hand every time we walk anywhere together
19. Every day I get a good morning message on Facebook 
20. You give me a hard time about how many shoes and clothes I have, but you don't say anything when I bring new ones home
21. You don't mind helping cleaning the house
22. You are getting better at cooking 
23. You are always eager to try new recipes 
24. I love that we spend Sunday's visiting the thrift stores together 
25. I love that I always get a kiss before I go to bed 
26. I can't imagine my life without you 

I hope you have an amazing birthday! Enjoy the wings and beer for dinner!

Five Minute Friday: Story

Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt.  The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing. 

Everyone has a story and everyone's is different. 

This is something that I wish more people would understand. By having this blog I put myself out to the public more than I would if I didn't have this blog. I write about good times I write about some of the bad times, but I don't put it all out there. I am still a person on the other side of screen and I like having control about what I share and don't share. 

There are many times in my life that I have heard people make hurtful remarks about someone else because of what they were wearing, who they were hanging out with or what activities they liked participating. 

Stereotypes are there worst thing to happen to the human race. 

Everyone is their own person, has their own likes and dislikes. 

Everyone has the right to live their life the way they want to without needed input from others.  

Stick around and I will share more of my story!

Black as Night

Take a listen! This is one of my favorite songs right now. There is nothing better than putting this song on and being about to type away. I love this group!

 

 What are your thoughts?